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  The good news is there is no real age restrictions on who can take a TEFL course and then go on to teach English abroad. At ITTT we do require you to be at least 18 years old to enroll on our courses but there are certainly no upper age limits. Over the years we have successfully trained people of all ages, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers as English language teachers. As long as you are a native or near-native English speaker who is keen to learn new skills and is open to new ideas, then your age should be no barrier to your success. Although a large number of new TEFL graduates are in their 20s, it doesn't mean they are always the most sought after by employers. Yes, there are many employers around the world who are only interested in recruiting younger...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bucklin Kansas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit is about planning lessons; an aid to planning, a working document and a record. The basic principles of lesson planning, what to include in a lesson plan and how to be organised when planning a lesson was covered. An example of a lesson plan format was taught. I've learnt the reasons why we plan, how to go about planning, what should go inside it and how to fill out an actual lesson plan. The D-E-GO process for study activities, planning a sequence of lessons, how to monitor, give feedback,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Herne Germany and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This lesson was built around the theory of teaching. It showcased different options of how to go about creating an agenda that fits around your own personal teaching style as well as give you examples of other teaching lesson plans. How to go about how you want to teach your class is different for each teacher. I like how this lesson showed you briefly how to go about teaching a numerous amounts of ways.In this unit, I learned about the future tense in English. As with the other tenses,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Princetown New York and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 19 is teaching special groups, this entails, beginners of the English language. The countless methodologies and techniques that go into how to go about teaching (controlling your own language, give simple instructions, pace your lessons). Possible problems that could arise and how to counter them. How to go about teaching individual students. Describing potential 1-on-1 activities with the student / teacher. How to teacher children properly. Have high energy levels to keep the children...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Lipetsk Russia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 12 presents theories on how to teach productive skills effectively. Most often, teachers are more comfortable to teach speaking than writing since the latter involves many quiet moments in the classroom. However, with the help of the ESA strategy, teaching writing can be interesting and fun. Personally, I have learned from this unit the different games can be utilized during my writing classes. Certainly, my students will now find learning to write exciting.This unit helped to understand...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Rimini Italy and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covered the many uses of authentic coursework, created coursework, and course books. Authentic and created coursework are great materials to use in the classroom because you can manipulate the course work to better suit the student's ability and interests. Course books are more strict but the book provides a syllabus for the teacher. What I was most interested in in this unit was the disadvantages of using a course book and how Important it is to use different materials in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Midlands and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.R. – U.S.A. said: After studying this unit there is one thing which became apparent when using future tenses in English. The main thing to consider when deciding which tense to use should be whether or not the sentence is based on real fact or prediction. A good example of this is the statement \"I will go to school tomorrow\". This is a statement of absolute fact, but an ESL learner may use it in the context of a different variation of future tense. The teacher may say \"what do you want to do in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carter Development Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this unit, I learned about the different teaching methods and styles, including the ESA, which appears to be the most popular framework for teaching English to non-native speakers. As someone who has had limited teaching experience, it was good to have this lesson as it will help prepare me when preparing and performing lessons for students in the most effective way. There are a lot of activities and styles to go with when teaching and perhaps the best way to pick which one works best is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Saint George Missouri and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Most of things I've seen in this unit are what you really learn practicing inside the classroom. The teacher must bear in mind that these are details that make the class environment and the lessons more likely to be meaningful. The teacher should not take for granted the lack of experience of the learners. To be the teacher does not mean we know everything, it means we hold some knowledge and guidance skills, we are educators above all. As we go through the year with them, we also learn by...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ellwood City Pennsylvania and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit provided two example classes. The first was cringe worthy and the second was a pretty good lesson. Although the first video was a bit over the top it did remind me vaguely of some classes I had in school and university. Trying to point out as precisely as possible what went wrong in that class was useful. The second class provided a good example of how a class could go. Surely it was neither 'perfect' nor 'the only way a class can go', but it did provide an example. I felt I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Celta TESOL Course and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J. N. & R.N. - Canada said: Volunteer TeachingWhat is volunteer teaching? Let’s take a look at it and its benefits. Our reason for taking this course is to be able to volunteer teaching. Because in many countries people do not have the opportunity to learn a second language, many of them do not get to go to school as they cannot afford the books, uniforms and shoes that are needed. So they cannot get employment, but if they can learn english they have opportunity for work which they didn't have before....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Weihai China and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: When I learned grammar back in the 1959's there were only 3 tenses taught, present, past and future. It was not until I was in high school and learning another language that I came across the breakdown on the tenses that is now a part of grammar in English. Teaching Grade4 I now teach all the tenses but need to brush up on all each of them as I teach because it does not come automatically. This unit has given me a great resource to support my teaching and also has helped me sort it out. I do need...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brasov Romania and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: There are lots of problems when we are trying to teach people a new language. For example. they might always tend to use their own native language instead of English, we should look for some activities for the students and make sure they speak English as much as possible. Also, at the first class, it's important to make a rappot with students intead of go straight to teach.This unit identifies some real issues which can go on in a classroom learning setting and has shown me good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brooks Michigan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this lesson I learned about the receptive language skills. Those skills are reading and listening. I learned how to best go about teaching those skills. I learned that I can use scaffolding techniques, like pre-teaching problematic vocabulary, to allow the students to read the materials. However, I learned that I should not go overboard and teach them every single word in the passage. It is important for the students to be able to learn to read without needing full understanding of every word. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Venezuela valera and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I'm very glad to go so in depth on pronunciation and phonology. It's easy as a teacher to want students to just \"do it,\" but a knowledge of how we go about producing sounds in English can only help. I often have trouble getting native speakers of Mandarin to pronounce my name, Will, correctly, because there is no short \"i\" sound in Mandarin. I usually struggle to think how to convey this sound to them, so hopefully I will be more prepared for situations like this in the future. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oldtown Idaho and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Statement: (The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. Generally speaking, the passive voice is used much less often than the active voice.) This is what stood out for me in short. As educators we always have to keep up with new language development, as things and language do keep developing as the years go by. Its amazing how the English language has been developed, I have learned a lot from this unit and I still have along way to go.Expression is just not a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Elmo Utah and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit portrays how a teacher is to go about teaching a language to students. The depiction of the branches and leaves of the language makes it easy to understand how the different sections/parts of English fit together. Learning vocabulary, structures and functions seem to go hand in had, all progressing with the other. Once the students' vocabulary has reached a certain level, it might be difficult to proceed to the next vocabulary stage without building on the functions and grammatical structures of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Vietnam Qui Nhon and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit concerned modals, phrasal verbs and the passive voice. The section on modal auxiliary verbs, those specific verbs that add meaning to the main verb, was interesting and easier to grasp as a native English speaker. I enjoyed learning the breakdown between uses in the present/future tense and the past tense. Such as “I need to go to work. I needed to go to work.” The passive voice had a very good explanation and chart. I feel students will be able to grasp the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Comstock Michigan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Two video materials were about two ways of how to go thru a lesson. The first one was a great example of how a lesson should not go...the second one was showing a great example of ESA method which has 3 stages, engage, study and activate stages. The students in the first video were not excited at all and did not get on with the material because a teacher did not engage with the students, it looked as if he held a lesson for himself...he didn`t pay any attention to them, didn`t notice that they...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Selma North Carolina and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: There are many factors that come into play when planning a lesson and things you have to consider whilst planning the lesson such as variety and flexibility in the lesson plan, as you may come across some problems during the lesson that take up more time than expected. Also another good piece of advice is to. Are sure you have the learners objective on the lesson plan, this is good to refer back to if you go off track and need to go back to the context of the lesson. I think a lesson plan is...  [Read more]